consider yourself in their place
things you need with an allergy
photos of the wrong things for you, preferably with a black x on them.

photos of the things you love with a happy face, is a good idea.

don't expect a pizza out of a person from the orient.
that is just crazy

personally i am a pig.
so my cook also cleans the house.
they likely want to learn the language. help them out.

paying them appropriate comenserate funds is IMPECCABLE.

many treat the off worlders as SWEat shop labourers.

here is a smart idea.
recipe books IN THEIR LANGUAGE


"Scott Jensen" > wrote in message
...
> I'm in tentative talks with a company to run an office for them in
> Shanghai.
> Due to severe food allergies and not being able to speak Chinese, I will
> be
> needing to hire two local residents to be the cooks at my apartment. They
> would split the week between them (i.e., four days on, three days off, and
> then alternate next week). They would buy groceries and cook up a fresh
> hot
> lunches and dinners. I really don't eat breakfast and if I did, it would
> just be cereal, juice, and cold cuts. During the workweek, my office
> staff
> (four people) and I would drive over and have lunch at my apartment. Due
> to
> hosting two late-morning parties for clients each week, the cook will also
> need to prepare and monitor brunch buffets for them. Applicants for the
> cook job will be from a state employment agency. The agency will send all
> qualified applicants to me for interviews. The question is...
>
> How do I select a good one? I'm assuming I would eventually need them to
> cook something for me. How would I best whittle them down so I'm not
> having
> potentially hundreds cook stuff for me? And when I whittle them down to a
> reasonable number, what should I have them cook for me?
>
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